White Pass & Yukon
Aircraft
White Pass Airways
British Yukon Navigation Air Service (BYN)
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White Pass & Yukon
Aircraft
White Pass Airways
British Yukon Navigation Air Service (BYN)
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Photos may show the aircraft before, during or after WP&YR service
Fairchild 82-A
CF-AXA
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| CF-AXA
was the first Fairchild 82 built. Originally owned by Prospectors
Airways and had a Pratt & Whitney Co. T1D1 "Wasp" engine.
Sold to Wings, Ltd. in 1939. Sold to the White Pass and engine
replaced with a P&W S1D1 "Wasp" in 1941. While with the White
Pass, it was equipped with pontoon or ski landing gear. See
note on Transfers of Airplanes to Y.S.A.T. and C.P.A.L.2
Engine of CF-AXA was replaced with a P&W SC1 "Wasp" in
1942. CF-AXA wrecked at Anishanabi Lake, Ontario on March 16,
1944. Nine Passengers One 550 hp Pratt & Whitney S1D1 "Wasp"engine Wikipedia link |
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| CF-AXJ was equipped
with pontoon or ski landing gear. Crashed at Dawson City, Yukon on
January 31, 1941; all two on board killed. Nine Passengers One 550 hp Pratt & Whitney S1D1 "Wasp"engine Wikipedia link |
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| CF-AXK
was equipped with pontoon or ski landing gear. Originally,
Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Co. Construction No. 38 and registered
as CF-AXC. Wrecked at Dawson City, Yukon, on November 15, 1936,
and its registration surrendered. Rebuilt with a new fuselage as
Fairchild Construction No. 60 in 1937 and reregistered as CF-AXK.
Crashed in Lake Laberge on November 9, 1939; all two on board were
killed. Nine Passengers One 550 hp Pratt & Whitney S1D1 "Wasp"engine Wikipedia link |
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| CF-AZB
was originally a Model 4-ATA owned by the Ford Air Freight Co. and
registered in the U.S.A. as NC-3041. Rebuilt into a Model 4-ATB in
1929 and, later in 1929, rebuilt into a Model 4-ATE. Sold to the
White Pass in 1936 and registered in Canada as CF-AZB. Wrecked
beyond repair on August 8, 1940, while being towed out of the hangar at
Whitehorse, Yukon. CF-AZB placed as fill under the Whitehorse
runway in 1942. Ten passengers Three 300 hp Wright J-6 "Whirlwind" engines Wikipedia link |
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| NC-5092
was originally a Model 4-ATB owned by Standard Oil Co. of
California. Rebuilt into a Model 4-ATE in 1929. Sold to
Grand Canyon Airlines in 1931. Sold to the White Pass in
1934. Wrecked at Carcross, Yukon, on June 30, 1939; all five on
board survived. Thereafter, the White Pass purchased the wings
from Ford Motor Co. 5-AT-51, formerly NC-8413, to replace the damaged
wings on NC-5092. However, the wings did not fit, and they were
sold in 1940. Ten passengers Three 300 hp Wright J-6 "Whirlwind" engines Wikipedia link |
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| CF-BEP
never flew while it was owned by the White Pass and was equipped with
pontoon or ski landing gear. Originally owned by the Royal
Canadian Air Force, registered as G-CYWZ, and named Old WZ. Sold
to United Air Transport in 1937 and reregistered as CF-BEP.
Wrecked beyond repair on March 2, 1939, while standing at Vancouver,
British Columbia. (An R.C.A.F. "Hurricane" attempting to take off
swerved and collided with it. The moving airplane exploded, with
its lone occupant surviving.) White Pass purchased CF-BEP for
parts in 1939, so that it could rebuild CF-AZB; however, the parts from
the two airplanes did not fit together. CF-BEP placed as fill
under the Whitehorse runway in 1942. Ten passengers Three 300 hp Wright J-6 "Whirlwind" engines Wikipedia link |
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CF-BLT was originally
registered in the U.S.A. as NC-2111. Registered in Canada as CF-BLT in 1938. Destroyed by the December 9, 1940 Whitehorse hangar fire Fifteen passengers One 780 hp Wright R1820F52 "Cyclone" engine Wikipedia link |
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| CF-BPV
was originally registered in the U.S.A. as NC-14974. Sold to the
White Pass in 1939 and registered in Canada as CF-BPV. Crashed at
Fox Lake, Yukon on July 3, 1941 due to engine failure; pilot killed; the
lone passenger survived. Six passengers One 300 hp Wright J-6 "Whirlwind" engine Wikipedia link |
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| CF-BQN
was originally owned by American Airways and registered in the U.S.A.
as NC-12371. American Airways became American Airlines in
1934. (This change occurred because the U.S. Post Office decreed
in 1934 that anyone who carried air mail in 1933 was no longer eligible
to carry mail. Consequently, to carry mail, American merely became
a new legal person.) Airplane sold to the White Pass in 1937 and
named Cheechako. Registered in Canada in 1940 as CF-BQN. See
note on Transfers of Airplanes to Y.S.A.T. and C.P.A.L.2
CF-BQN sold to Red Aérea Méxicana SA [Mexican Air
Network, Inc.] via Charles H. Babb, Inc. (dealer) in 1944, and that year
it was registered in Mexico as XA-DOA. R.A.M.S.A. ceased
operating in 1947. Airplane scrapped at Tapachula, Chiapas,
Mexico, on April 28, 1950. Fifteen passengers Two 750 hp Wright SGR1820F2 "Cyclone" engines Wikipedia link |
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| CF-BUA
was originally a "Pilgrim 100-A," owned by American Airways, and
registered in the U.S.A. as NC-712Y. American Airways became
American Airlines in 1934. (This change occurred because the U.S.
Post Office decreed in 1934 that anyone who carried air mail in 1933 was
no longer eligible to carry mail. Consequently, to carry mail,
American merely became a new legal person.) Airplane converted to a
"Pilgrim 100-B" in 1935. Sold to Alaska Air Express in
1936. Resold to Leo Moore Airways in 1937. Resold to Oscar
Phillips in 1940. Resold to the White Pass in 1941 and registered
in Canada as CF-BUA. See note on Transfers of Airplanes to
Y.S.A.T. and C.P.A.L.2
CF-BUA sold to Transportes Aéreos Centro Americanos S.A. in
1943. Ferried to Honduras in 1944. T.A.C.A. probably used
this airplane in Costa Rica. Eight passengers One 575 hp Pratt & Whitney "Hornet B" engine Wikipedia link |
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| CF-BVC
was originally owned by Hall Aircraft Corp. and registered in the
U.S.A. as NC-3250. Sold to the White Pass in 1941 and registered
in Canada as CF-BVC. Crashed at Pelly Banks, Yukon, on September
11, 1941; the only person on board was killed. Six passengers Two 300 hp Jacobs L-6MB engines Wikipedia link |
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| CF-BVF
was originally owned by Boeing Air Transport System and registered in
the U.S.A. as NC-13325. B.A.T.S. became United Airlines in
1934. NC-13325 sold to Pennsylvania Central Airlines in
1938. Resold to the White Pass in 1940 and registered in Canada as
CF-BVF. See note on Transfers of Airplanes to Y.S.A.T. and
C.P.A.L.2
Yukon Southern Air Transport named CF-BVF Yukon Sourdough. CF-BVF
stored in 1942. Sold to Columbia Airlines in 1945 and
reregistered in the U.S.A. as NC-33172. Sold to J. H. Wentworth in
1946. Exported to Mexico via Charles H. Babb, Inc. (dealer) in
1948. Ten passengers Two 550 hp Pratt & Whitney S1H1G engines Wikipedia link |
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| CF-BVG
was the only known D-3 "Kingbird." Originally operated by the
Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical Corp. and registered in the U.S.A. as
NC-11816. Sold to the White Pass in 1941 and registered in Canada
as CF-BVG. See note on Transfers of Airplanes to Y.S.A.T. and
C.P.A.L.2 CF-BVG stored in 1942. Sold to Charles H. Babb, Inc. (dealer) in 1943. Eight passengers One 300 hp Wright J-6 "Whirlwind" engine Wikipedia link |
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| NC-301V was originally owned by Curtis Field, Valley Stream, NY. Sold
to the White Pass in 1934. While with the White Pass, it was equipped
with pontoon or ski landing gear. Four passengers One 300 hp Wright J-6 "Whirlwind" engine Wikipedia link |
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